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The Intellectual Stimulus Of Freemasonry.
THE INTELLECTUAL STIMULUS OF FREEMASONRY .
ONE common misapprehension , of Freemasonry is to estimate the institntion as being a convivial society , whose members have a keen appreciation of banquets with their sociability and good cheer—of festival occasions
provided for under the auspices of the Fraternity . The Masonic Lodge is regardod as a club by many who stand on the outside , who luive not carefully investigated the character aud purposes of the Craft organization .
Another mistaken judgment of Freemasonry is that which regards it as circumscribing the thought within narrow ranges , tending by its ceremonies and practices to nnrrow the intellectual nature and prevent the largest and best culture . Its f-irinulas and rites are looked upon as
petty and absurd , and there is an often expressed feeling of surprise that sensible men should be willing to bestow their attention npon the trivial things that belong to the Masonic system and work . Not long ago , at the Masonic laying of a corner stone , an intelligent observer , not a
Craftsman , said to the writer of thia paper , * ' I wonder that men of the character and acquirements of those who have conducted this ceremony should be willing to engage in so puerile and unmeaning a service . It seems to me like the play of children . " No doubt a considerable
number of people wonld be disposed to endorse the criticism thus stated , for , not looking below the surface of things , there would seem to be but little meaning in a Masonic ceremonial like tho one indicated . We hardly need to say , however , that to the instructed Craftsman every part of
such a ceremony is fraught with significance . There is not a step taken , a posture assumed , a symbol used , or a phrase in the ritual uttered , that does not appeal with suggestive force to the mind that comprehends the nature and purposes of such a display .
In other departments of Masonic procedure , where at the first the scenes depicted and the forms observed may appear patty and foolish , we shall find abundant sustenance for the intellect , if only we go to the heart of things as representedin the varied ceremonies . Feemasonyy , regarded
as a system , is not deadening but quickening to the mental faculties ; regarded as an organisation , it does not tend to make men narrow , but broaden their views of men and things . It does not merely enlighten by the wholesome truths it teaches , but it impels earnest thought in
regard to many matters that have to do with general culture . It is an intellectual as well as a moral stimulus , putting before its members a broad range of subjects required to be studied attentively—to be dealt with on a scientific and philosophic basis—by all who would become
proficient in Masonic knowledge and in the learning which the world respects . To this end it points to historical events and personages , to the inviting paths of tradition
and legends , brings in its wealth of treasured symbolism , and enacts an impressive ceremony , and thus keeps itself in touch with the springs of intellectual vitality and activity .
Freemasonry renders an important service in the realm of mind . It promotes thought and enquiry on the part of those included within its lin . es . It does this directly by its precepts and by the character of its anfoldings * indirectly
by all tho influences attaching to a broad , tolerant , progressive institution , which has always been the foe ol isnoram-e nnd superstition , and helpful to the best * . 'u ' , i . r . ' :. —j ' vet' . nas » 's' Revodionj .
B-. r , fJeortfc Ba-vji . r i . l ' c IYJIP , on the 2 nd inst ., elect * rl tlio vV „\ i . ,:, i ; " iLie Sluedv ; t . y Mark Lodge , No . Hf > , ai > d Bio A . Vv ' . \\ ' \ -A ' ¦' .- ' v . uv n-oieotcd Treasurer . Bro . Sholfo
ii .: * ) ,-, ii'u - * ' - ¦ •. - ¦ s u >' . v . ; ii . o < J the W . G . tf , of the Hoyal A-k Mur-tv •s * Loci- ;* , * Ui : h " - } to tho Sincerity Mark Lotlgr . Bro , Dr . Iww vr ' . s •!: < - I ibt'liiuj Officer , assisted b y BIT . A . vv ^ YLite .
JlOii-O ' i' / i ' i'' ; H-iia . —vVhsc inclement weather c ' . nck' t . » n . eo'is'deiuMi OA 1 I- ; . I ; . ilie i . etion eft ' ea ai'iu , aa alterative is rbi-ufoi'l t > co U : > J * ite t , ' v > \ yi ly ' •: ' •tiL rt" of--lulier channels . Holloway ' s Pills can bo o > uli I TII- rec mi mended as the eas est , surest , aud safest me ins of attaining the de- ri' -U end without weakening the most delicate or incommodini » tha must -ee ' ile
When from frequently recurring chills or the inhalation of ini ^ iu .-o » ii" the blood becomes foul and the secretions vitiated , those Pills present fi rand * and efficient means of cleansing the former and correcting thc lat' . a . * . Hy this salutary procacdinir disease is arrested at its outs-1 , its pains nnd inconveniences averted , aud the nervous structures saved from tho depressing effects entailed npon them by an illneaj .
Sonnet.
SONNET .
RESPECTFULLY ADDRESSED TO BRO . DK . CHAS . F . FOR . SHAW , LLD ., RY JOSEPH THACKERAY , AFTHR
BEADING HIS SONNET ON " THE SONNET , " IN THE " FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE . " A Sonnet on " The Sonnet" is fco me A little ( rem , displajintr wisdom ' s light ; A mental 1 > . liquet , nwlecf fancies bright
And tied witl \ ribbon-words »> f l > ievity . I ' ve wondered oft who had tho compact mind To give the little poem birth and name ;
Whoe ' er it was he should onr praises claim , For teaching others how to naa'ly bind Thoughts children together , em-losing all In space so limited ; and yet
enough-Sometimes to separate smooth ideas from ron ^ h , And placing tliem for menoo-y ' a easy call . How many bards have climbed to fame npon it , And I admire your thoughts upon " The Sonnet . " Hull , 21 at November 1892 .
Lodge Of Instruction , No . 581 . —The ordin-try meeting of this Lodge waa held at the Old Boar ' s Head , Withy Grove , Man * ohester , on Tuesday , 27 th alt ., Bro . Kenworthy acting W . M . There , were also present Bros . Hebden acting Preceptor , Lenard Treasurer , Abbott P . M ., Boberta P . M . ( FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE ) , Lingard , Ashworth , Loebell , Eutwistle , George Thomas Lee , Kahla , Deane ,
and Attkins . After tbe minutes of the last meeting had been read and confirmed , Bro . Kenworthy , still retaining the principal chair , rehearsed the ceremony of raising , whioh was performed in a very satisfactory manner , tbe candidate on this occasion being Bro . Deane . A joining member waa proposed iu the pertou of Bro . Bitson , who will probably be balloted for at the next meeting , to be held on Thursday , the 12 th inst .
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THEFREEMASON'SCHRONICLE, A Weekly Record of Masonic Intelligence . Beports of United Grand Lodge are published with the Special Sanotion of H . B . H . the Prince of Wales the M . W . the Grand Master of England . THB FBEEMASON'S 'CHRONICLE will be forwarded direct from the Office , Belvidere Works , Hermes Hill , Pentonville , N ., on receipt of Post Office Order for the amount . Intending Subscribers shonld forward their full Addresses , to prevent mistakes . Posfc Office Orders to be made payable to W . W . MORGAN , at Penton Street Office . Cheques crossed " London and County . " Tbe Terms of Subscription ( payable in advance ) to the F * MMASON ' S CHRONICLE are—Twelve Months , post free £ 0 13 6 Six Months ditto 0 7 0 Three Months ditto 0 3 6 SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS . Per Page £ 8 8 0 Back Page ... 10 10 0 Births , Marriages , and Death * -, Is per line . General Advertisements , Trade Announcement * , & c , singl * column , 5 s per iuob . Double column Advertisements - ! ¦ per line . Special terms for a series of insertions on applies * tion . Advertisers will find the FREEMASON ' S CHKONICIIE au exceptionally gosd medium for iulvei tisement . a of every class . Agents , from whom copies can always be had : — Messrs . H . DAK DYSH IRE and Co ., 9 Red Lion Court , £ . 0 . Mr . LAMHEKT , R » rn 8 bn * y B ad , Islington , N . Mi . RticntK , 7 Red L on Cour , K . C Mr . EOWAKD ROBERTS , 19 W : * lmer Place , Manchester , S . I Mr . ROBINSON , Shoe Lane , K . C . Messrs . W . H . SMITH and So . v , 133 Strand . Meat-iv . SI'E . VCEK aud Co ., 15 Groat Qaepn Stree * , W . C .
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MASONICLITERATURE. Wanted to Purchase . ODD VOLUMES of . the FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE and MASONIO MIRROR . The Volumes for 1863 especially wanted . Vdilrosii , -ttiitinj ; pi ire asked , AV ., Otlie <* of the Ftu-KK-. sox's . CH . BONICI .-I , Sslvidere Wor * - * , Hermes Uili , IVntonvill" , tendon , N .
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FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIO MIRROR . FOB SALE . —Tbe Fir .-tt Tbr * -e VoIum » 8 of the 4 to So < i ? , issued fri in July 1359 to Doi-embcr 18 f > ' » . Bound in ' 1 . th . Iu g ind c . nilitic a , with s ;> lendid pjrtn-. it of the Rail of Zetland , M . W G . M . Price £ 2 10 s . Aduress M . II ., c / o I'ablishor J 7 BEEJUSOH '; CKBOSJCLB , Belvidere Workt . Hermes Hill , London N .
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The Intellectual Stimulus Of Freemasonry.
THE INTELLECTUAL STIMULUS OF FREEMASONRY .
ONE common misapprehension , of Freemasonry is to estimate the institntion as being a convivial society , whose members have a keen appreciation of banquets with their sociability and good cheer—of festival occasions
provided for under the auspices of the Fraternity . The Masonic Lodge is regardod as a club by many who stand on the outside , who luive not carefully investigated the character aud purposes of the Craft organization .
Another mistaken judgment of Freemasonry is that which regards it as circumscribing the thought within narrow ranges , tending by its ceremonies and practices to nnrrow the intellectual nature and prevent the largest and best culture . Its f-irinulas and rites are looked upon as
petty and absurd , and there is an often expressed feeling of surprise that sensible men should be willing to bestow their attention npon the trivial things that belong to the Masonic system and work . Not long ago , at the Masonic laying of a corner stone , an intelligent observer , not a
Craftsman , said to the writer of thia paper , * ' I wonder that men of the character and acquirements of those who have conducted this ceremony should be willing to engage in so puerile and unmeaning a service . It seems to me like the play of children . " No doubt a considerable
number of people wonld be disposed to endorse the criticism thus stated , for , not looking below the surface of things , there would seem to be but little meaning in a Masonic ceremonial like tho one indicated . We hardly need to say , however , that to the instructed Craftsman every part of
such a ceremony is fraught with significance . There is not a step taken , a posture assumed , a symbol used , or a phrase in the ritual uttered , that does not appeal with suggestive force to the mind that comprehends the nature and purposes of such a display .
In other departments of Masonic procedure , where at the first the scenes depicted and the forms observed may appear patty and foolish , we shall find abundant sustenance for the intellect , if only we go to the heart of things as representedin the varied ceremonies . Feemasonyy , regarded
as a system , is not deadening but quickening to the mental faculties ; regarded as an organisation , it does not tend to make men narrow , but broaden their views of men and things . It does not merely enlighten by the wholesome truths it teaches , but it impels earnest thought in
regard to many matters that have to do with general culture . It is an intellectual as well as a moral stimulus , putting before its members a broad range of subjects required to be studied attentively—to be dealt with on a scientific and philosophic basis—by all who would become
proficient in Masonic knowledge and in the learning which the world respects . To this end it points to historical events and personages , to the inviting paths of tradition
and legends , brings in its wealth of treasured symbolism , and enacts an impressive ceremony , and thus keeps itself in touch with the springs of intellectual vitality and activity .
Freemasonry renders an important service in the realm of mind . It promotes thought and enquiry on the part of those included within its lin . es . It does this directly by its precepts and by the character of its anfoldings * indirectly
by all tho influences attaching to a broad , tolerant , progressive institution , which has always been the foe ol isnoram-e nnd superstition , and helpful to the best * . 'u ' , i . r . ' :. —j ' vet' . nas » 's' Revodionj .
B-. r , fJeortfc Ba-vji . r i . l ' c IYJIP , on the 2 nd inst ., elect * rl tlio vV „\ i . ,:, i ; " iLie Sluedv ; t . y Mark Lodge , No . Hf > , ai > d Bio A . Vv ' . \\ ' \ -A ' ¦' .- ' v . uv n-oieotcd Treasurer . Bro . Sholfo
ii .: * ) ,-, ii'u - * ' - ¦ •. - ¦ s u >' . v . ; ii . o < J the W . G . tf , of the Hoyal A-k Mur-tv •s * Loci- ;* , * Ui : h " - } to tho Sincerity Mark Lotlgr . Bro , Dr . Iww vr ' . s •!: < - I ibt'liiuj Officer , assisted b y BIT . A . vv ^ YLite .
JlOii-O ' i' / i ' i'' ; H-iia . —vVhsc inclement weather c ' . nck' t . » n . eo'is'deiuMi OA 1 I- ; . I ; . ilie i . etion eft ' ea ai'iu , aa alterative is rbi-ufoi'l t > co U : > J * ite t , ' v > \ yi ly ' •: ' •tiL rt" of--lulier channels . Holloway ' s Pills can bo o > uli I TII- rec mi mended as the eas est , surest , aud safest me ins of attaining the de- ri' -U end without weakening the most delicate or incommodini » tha must -ee ' ile
When from frequently recurring chills or the inhalation of ini ^ iu .-o » ii" the blood becomes foul and the secretions vitiated , those Pills present fi rand * and efficient means of cleansing the former and correcting thc lat' . a . * . Hy this salutary procacdinir disease is arrested at its outs-1 , its pains nnd inconveniences averted , aud the nervous structures saved from tho depressing effects entailed npon them by an illneaj .
Sonnet.
SONNET .
RESPECTFULLY ADDRESSED TO BRO . DK . CHAS . F . FOR . SHAW , LLD ., RY JOSEPH THACKERAY , AFTHR
BEADING HIS SONNET ON " THE SONNET , " IN THE " FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE . " A Sonnet on " The Sonnet" is fco me A little ( rem , displajintr wisdom ' s light ; A mental 1 > . liquet , nwlecf fancies bright
And tied witl \ ribbon-words »> f l > ievity . I ' ve wondered oft who had tho compact mind To give the little poem birth and name ;
Whoe ' er it was he should onr praises claim , For teaching others how to naa'ly bind Thoughts children together , em-losing all In space so limited ; and yet
enough-Sometimes to separate smooth ideas from ron ^ h , And placing tliem for menoo-y ' a easy call . How many bards have climbed to fame npon it , And I admire your thoughts upon " The Sonnet . " Hull , 21 at November 1892 .
Lodge Of Instruction , No . 581 . —The ordin-try meeting of this Lodge waa held at the Old Boar ' s Head , Withy Grove , Man * ohester , on Tuesday , 27 th alt ., Bro . Kenworthy acting W . M . There , were also present Bros . Hebden acting Preceptor , Lenard Treasurer , Abbott P . M ., Boberta P . M . ( FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE ) , Lingard , Ashworth , Loebell , Eutwistle , George Thomas Lee , Kahla , Deane ,
and Attkins . After tbe minutes of the last meeting had been read and confirmed , Bro . Kenworthy , still retaining the principal chair , rehearsed the ceremony of raising , whioh was performed in a very satisfactory manner , tbe candidate on this occasion being Bro . Deane . A joining member waa proposed iu the pertou of Bro . Bitson , who will probably be balloted for at the next meeting , to be held on Thursday , the 12 th inst .
Ad00602
THEFREEMASON'SCHRONICLE, A Weekly Record of Masonic Intelligence . Beports of United Grand Lodge are published with the Special Sanotion of H . B . H . the Prince of Wales the M . W . the Grand Master of England . THB FBEEMASON'S 'CHRONICLE will be forwarded direct from the Office , Belvidere Works , Hermes Hill , Pentonville , N ., on receipt of Post Office Order for the amount . Intending Subscribers shonld forward their full Addresses , to prevent mistakes . Posfc Office Orders to be made payable to W . W . MORGAN , at Penton Street Office . Cheques crossed " London and County . " Tbe Terms of Subscription ( payable in advance ) to the F * MMASON ' S CHRONICLE are—Twelve Months , post free £ 0 13 6 Six Months ditto 0 7 0 Three Months ditto 0 3 6 SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS . Per Page £ 8 8 0 Back Page ... 10 10 0 Births , Marriages , and Death * -, Is per line . General Advertisements , Trade Announcement * , & c , singl * column , 5 s per iuob . Double column Advertisements - ! ¦ per line . Special terms for a series of insertions on applies * tion . Advertisers will find the FREEMASON ' S CHKONICIIE au exceptionally gosd medium for iulvei tisement . a of every class . Agents , from whom copies can always be had : — Messrs . H . DAK DYSH IRE and Co ., 9 Red Lion Court , £ . 0 . Mr . LAMHEKT , R » rn 8 bn * y B ad , Islington , N . Mi . RticntK , 7 Red L on Cour , K . C Mr . EOWAKD ROBERTS , 19 W : * lmer Place , Manchester , S . I Mr . ROBINSON , Shoe Lane , K . C . Messrs . W . H . SMITH and So . v , 133 Strand . Meat-iv . SI'E . VCEK aud Co ., 15 Groat Qaepn Stree * , W . C .
Ad00603
MASONICLITERATURE. Wanted to Purchase . ODD VOLUMES of . the FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE and MASONIO MIRROR . The Volumes for 1863 especially wanted . Vdilrosii , -ttiitinj ; pi ire asked , AV ., Otlie <* of the Ftu-KK-. sox's . CH . BONICI .-I , Sslvidere Wor * - * , Hermes Uili , IVntonvill" , tendon , N .
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FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIO MIRROR . FOB SALE . —Tbe Fir .-tt Tbr * -e VoIum » 8 of the 4 to So < i ? , issued fri in July 1359 to Doi-embcr 18 f > ' » . Bound in ' 1 . th . Iu g ind c . nilitic a , with s ;> lendid pjrtn-. it of the Rail of Zetland , M . W G . M . Price £ 2 10 s . Aduress M . II ., c / o I'ablishor J 7 BEEJUSOH '; CKBOSJCLB , Belvidere Workt . Hermes Hill , London N .